How to Keep Students Engaged in Your Self-Paced Course (Without Being Available 24/7)
Here’s what happens to most self-paced course students: They buy your course, log in for two lessons, post once in your community, and then disappear forever. The problem isn’t your content. It’s the lack of connection. Most course creators assume self-paced means sacrificing student engagement in online courses. They think real connection only happens in cohorts or live programs. But that’s not true. You can build deep connection in a self-paced environment. You just need to be intentional about it. In this post, we’ll walk through three strategies, including specific prompts, tools, and examples you can use this week, to keep students engaged without burning yourself out. We’ll cover how to design connection into your course content, facilitate peer relationships …